不要忘记能源的长期基础研究
George M Whitesides1, George W Crabtree
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. gwhitesides@gmwgroup.harvard.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 10, 2007
概括
将当前的能源解决方案与长期研究相平衡,对于全球管理和未来的能源技术至关重要. 这种方法确保了立即需求得到满足,同时促进了未来50年的创新.
科学领域:
- 能源科学 能源科学
- 技术发展 技术发展
- 全球管家制全球管家制
背景情况:
- 当前的能源解决方案依赖于现有技术.
- 未来的能源需求需要创新的方法.
- 可持续能源需要50年的前景.
研究的目的:
- 探索即时和长期能源解决方案之间的平衡.
- 了解支未来能源技术的现象.
- 为全球能源管理策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 对现有能源技术的文献综述.
- 对能源基础研究趋势的分析.
- 对50年能源需求的场景规划.
主要成果:
- 使用当前技术的即时解决方案解决了当前需求.
- 基础研究是开发卓越的50年解决方案的关键.
- 一个平衡的方法优化了资源分配.
结论:
- 利用现有技术和投资于基础研究的双重战略是必不可少的.
- 这种平衡将推动全球能源管理的进步.
- 它确保了可持续和技术先进的能源未来.
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